Contact information

Contact and expert advice for dealing with situations of waterborne outbreaks and problems with the quality of water.

All our experts can also be reached by email at watermicrobiology(at)thl.fi.

Faecal microbes and microbial source tracking

Tarja Pitkänen (general instructions for selecting the analysis method, enteric viruses, microbial source tracking and protozoa)
Senior Researcher
+358 29 524 6315
[email protected]

Kristiina Valkama (faecal bacteria and coliphages)
Researcher
+358 29 524 7638
[email protected]

Legionella bacteria

Piia Airaksinen
Researcher
+358 29 524 7892
[email protected]

Marjo Niittynen
Senior Researcher
+358 29 524 8331
[email protected]

Mould, actinomycetes and microbial nutrient analysis

Anna Pursiainen
Researcher
+358 29 524 7728
[email protected]

Preparation of culture mediums

Ulla Usvalinna
Research Analyst
+358 29 524 6379
[email protected]

Postal address

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Laboratory of water microbiology
P.O. Box 95 (Neulaniementie 4)
FI-70701 Kuopio, Finland

Fax: +358 29 524 6497
Tel. (switchboard): +358 29 524 6000